New blog post about our artist development day at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. In the last 12 months we've been to Liverpool, Lancaster, Hull, Grimsby and now Gateshead. Where should we visit next? Let us know in the comments. www.jazznorth.org/news/convers...

Sun 30 Nov - The Sam Lightwing Quintet Sam Lightwing - saxs Will Bird - trumpet Ethan Gillespie - piano Peter Hartley - bass Callum Montgomery - drums Tickets are £5 and doors open at 7:30 PM - all welcome! Stockport Jazz at the Moor Club 35 Heaton Moor Road Heaton SK4 4PB linktr.ee/jazznorth

Faye MacCalman talking about her experience of being on Northern Line. ATTENTION NORTHERN ARTISTS Apply before midday Fri 7 Nov to be considered for a place on the next round of Northern Line - Jazz North's touring support scheme. www.jazznorth.org/northern-line

Meet our wonderful 2025 Northern Line advisory panel! These brilliant people help make jazz happen across the North and beyond. Rianne Thompson Bob Walker Ni Maxine Thomas Rees Aisling Doherty David Porter Josh Aitman * Artists - apply by Fri 7 Nov 2025 www.jazznorth.org/news/seven-b...

Ferg and Bess from Ferg's Imaginary Big Band talk about the benefits of being on our touring support scheme Northern Line before their showcase at Manchester Jazz Festival. Application portal for the next round closes midday 7 Nov 2025. www.jazznorth.org/northern-line @jazzteabeer.bsky.social

Attention Northern Artists! If you're applying to Northern Line - here are our 5 Top Tips. Apply by midday 7 Nov 2025 www.jazznorth.org/northern-line

New blog post - www.jazznorth.org/news/a-day-o... @lancasterjazz.bsky.social @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Join us this afternoon on zoom for our Applying to Northern Line Workshop! eventbrite.co.uk/e/jazz-north...

Part-time opportunity for an arts freelancer in the North of England. Closing date: Mon 13 Oct 2025. www.jazznorth.org/join-our-team

"Once again Jazz North throws open the doors and invites the most innovative, engaging, subversive and sensational to step up" Northern artists are invited to apply for live touring support. www.jazznorth.org/northern-line @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @prsformusic.bsky.social

London x Leeds artist showcases at The Attic, Leeds. Limited space 100 max! Tickets: Seetickets - DICE - Jumbo Records - Crash Records Maddy Coombs bit.ly/TomorrowsWarriorsRISE Donovan Haffner bit.ly/Tomorrows--Warriors--RISE #tomorrowswarriors @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @jazzfmuk.bsky.social

Seven promoters who will be making a difference to emerging talent across the North of England in 2025-26. www.jazznorth.org/news/seven-p... @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @londonjazz.bsky.social @europejazznet.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social

You’ve composed some great tunes and the next step is for your band to record them professionally. In partnership with Reuben Griffiths @springtankstudios we've created a handy guide - Recording Your Music. Blog: jazznorth.org/news/how-to-prepare-for-your-recording-session-so-it-runs-smoothly

Spellbound live at We Out Here festival! Another beautiful sun-slapped year and my first ever solo set. Grateful to everyone who stopped by <3 Shouts to @jazznorth.bsky.social for putting me on, hope to see many more Northern artists playing next year too 🧡🧡

Watch our socials on 1 Sept for news of the latest recipients the New Northern bursary - supporting live emerging talent #djlubi #HPBCLeeds #theatticleeds #NovaSol @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social ➡️ jazznorth.org/new-northern

Celebrating our first four day Jazz Camp for Girls! Thank you to all the participants and partners. #Sound!MusicHub #LpoolCityRegion #ShakespeareNorthPlayhouse #jazzdanmark #nordiskkulturfond @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @womeninjazzmedia.bsky.social @europejazznet.bsky.social

New blog post about our 4 day Jazz Camp for Girls at Shakespeare North Playhouse in partnership with Sound! Music Hub. Photo: Girls with tutor Sarah Sands 📸 Alison James www.jazznorth.org/news/if-musi... @europejazznet.bsky.social @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @womeninjazzmedia.bsky.social

Last remaining places available for girls 9-13 years old to take part in next week's 4 Day Summer Camp in partnership with the Sound!Music Hub. Dates: Monday 28th - Thursday 31st Jul Venue: Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot, Liverpool Link in jazznorth.org/summer-camp

Promoting jazz in the North of England? There's still time to reserve your space at a special workshop to help you apply for a New Northern bursary. Jazz North Workshop: Thinking about applying to New Northern? Thu 17 Jul 2025, 16:30-17:30pm on Zoom www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jazz-north...

It's really hard to make a living in jazz. And in the world at large, there’s a lot for us to deal with. So how can we move from being stressed out to tuned in? Special workshop for artists with @CuriousJuliaP Mon 21 Jul 2025. www.jazznorth.org/news/lets-ta... @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social

New Northern recipient Anna Ross (Offshoots) tells us about the perfect gig (with Flo/ra). New Northern supports northern promoters to programme emerging northern artists by underwriting risk and helping pay essential costs - APPLY NOW! www.jazznorth.org/new-northern @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social

New blog post today on jazznorth.org with all the information about our record label forum this Friday 4th July with Pete Woodman jazzinbritain.org and Martin Archer discus-music.org ➡️ www.jazznorth.org/news/how-do-... @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @ism-music.bsky.social @wearethemu.bsky.social

Promoting grassroots jazz and need financial help? Our New Northern to support live emerging talent, is now open! Helping northern jazz promoters programme emerging northern jazz talent in clubs, venues or festivals with bursaries up to £1000. blog www.jazznorth.org/news/promoti...

New blog post with exciting news about Jazz Camp for Girls and Helena Summerfield's trip to the recent International Jazz Camp for Girls summit in Helsinki, Finland. www.jazznorth.org/news/jazz-ca... @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social @londonjazz.bsky.social @europejazznet.bsky.social

Excellent news! Jazz North is thrilled to work alongside the incredible organisations of the Talent Development Network. For the second year, the good people at PRS Foundation will be supporting our Northern Line programme and the next wave of northern jazz artists. prsfoundation.com

Thank you to all the artists, partners, funders and guest promoters who all contributed to our showcase weekend at Manchester Jazz Festival. See website for artist availability. jazznorth.org/northern-line

12 days until our Northern Line showcase at manchester jazz festival 17-18 May 2025. All the gigs are free and located on stages at First Street, Manchester M15 4RP. We hope you can join us - see you there! www.jazznorth.org/northern-line @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @jazzfmuk.bsky.social

Jazz Camp for Girls - we enjoyed our day at Spring Tank Studios. The communal atmosphere and bright aesthetic helped the girls to feel safe and relaxed which is vital for improvisation and developing new skills. Blog post: www.jazznorth.org/news/jazz-ca... @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Kudos to Bryony Jarman-Pinto, finalist Vocalist of the Year and Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band in Innovation Award and rising star Ni Maxine - much-deserved Breakthrough Act of the Year. Everyone at Jazz North offers congratulations. @ace_thenorth @jazzfm Read more: bit.ly/4cXImai

Connect with your digital audiences through storytelling, experimentation, and intentional, creative marketing. Jazz North Workshop: Raising your online profile through creative marketing - with Josh Aitman Tue 29 April 1-2:PM, ZOOM bit.ly/3RNyAxE

Jazz North was delighted to collaborate with NYJO and One Education to bring jazz to 6 Manchester schools. Pupils explored improvisation with the saxophonist, composer, producer and NYJO resident MD Ahnansé and introduced to playing jazz ‘beyond the notation’. www.jazznorth.org/news/manches...

Opportunity for girls aged 8-15 in Sheffield to take part in a Jazz Camp for Girls with Spring Tank Studios on Sat 26 April 2025. This will be free of charge and lunch will be provided thanks to the support of The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation. www.jazznorth.org/jazz-camp-for-girls

Read about the work of Wesley Stephenson and New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings (NEWJAiM) in Newcastle NE England and their work with artists Juliana Day and Manon McCoy in our latest post about New Northern. www.jazznorth.org/news/new-nor...

"Paying musicians as much as I can has always been a big aim for me and the New Northern bursary has allowed me to guarantee a fee to the musicians who perform at my events!" We spoke to the Leeds-based promoter Anna Ross who runs Offshoots. www.jazznorth.org/news/new-nor...

Latest New Northern feature: Nanette Brimble applied for a bursary to help support the YardFest Saltaire Jazz night in Bradford by helping to fund a programme to include more local emerging artists. Link at linktr.ee/jazznorth @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

Members of the Merseyside jazz community came together for a JN Forum to discuss the challenges facing their local scene and explore potential solutions. Read about the day on our website. www.jazznorth.org/news/merseys... @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social

New opportunity for girls aged 8-15 in Sheffield to take part in a Jazz Camp for Girls with our friends at Spring Tank Studios! 10am - 4pm Sat 26 April 2025 This will be free of charge with lunch thanks to the support of The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation. Booking form: bit.ly/4bIkdnx

Opportunity for young composers 14-18 from our friends at @soundandmusic.bsky.social

Our New Northern promoter bursary supports live emerging talent by helping promoters programme emerging northern artists and underwrite risk and help pay essential costs. Find out how Bob Walker and Scarborough Jazz are supporting the next generation of jazz artists. bit.ly/3FzrFFA

Girls and special guests Ros Rigby, chair of the Jazz Promotion Network + @chionwurah.bsky.social MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group, making #IWD2025 strong pose at our jazz camp at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music. More: www.jazznorth.org/news/celebra...

How can we move from being stressed out to tuned in? With Julia Payne we'll explode myths & explore what goes on when we get stressed. Share experiences, insights + hear from your peers. promoterforumstress.eventbrite.co.uk * ARTISTS - repeating stress forum on Monday 23rd June 1-2pm, ZOOM

...New Northern has given a much needed boost to the continuation and development of our big band event - Paul Rigby. Full post and gig details on our website: www.jazznorth.org/news/ensurin...

Congratulations to the Northern Artists nominated for JAZZ FM AWARDS 2025 Breakthrough Act - Ni Maxine Innovation Award - Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band Vocalist - Bryony Jarman-Pinto '...highlighting the genre’s ongoing evolution and innovation'. ➡️ jazzfmawards.com ➡️ jazznorth.org/northern-line

Are you gigging regularly in UK & ready to tour at the next level in the EU? 🇪🇺 Online workshop 📆 Thu 27 Mar 2025 Delivered by Steve Mead manchester jazz festival's Artistic Director and CEO & Vice-President of the @europejazznet.bsky.social ➡️ jazznorth-workshop-eu-touring.eventbrite.co.uk

Our final Northern Line spotlight - the award winning Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band. A dynamic 25+ strong musical force & reputation for energetic live performances and experimental arrangements. Featuring young jazz musicians from Leeds and wider UK jazz scene. www.jazznorth.org/northern-lin...

Northern Line Spotlight #4 The Exu Leeds-based Anglo, Celtic, Scandi trio that redefines contemporary jazz with raw improvisation and deep, grungy, rocky attitudes. www.jazznorth.org/northern-lin... Listen / buy discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-ex...

Pleased to see Northern Line artist Ni Maxine flying the flag for the northern scene at the Women in Jazz launch!

📣 Northern Line spotlight #3 Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles - accordion and percussion duo 🔥. Defying preconceptions, breaking with tradition as a foundation for playful experimentation. ‘...they’re dynamite’ - The Crack ‘Perverse, and often fantastic’ - MOJO www.jazznorth.org/northern-lin...

New online resource released today to help artists and promoters win when creating a social media campaign. www.jazznorth.org/news/social-... @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @helpmusicians.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @europejazznet.bsky.social @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social

Meet our latest Northern Line artist, the Merseyside-based Ex-Easter Island Head @eeih.bsky.social. Experimental collective using elec guitar and perc. Nother - 2024 album of year, The Quietus. “amongst the boldest experiments in British music”. The Guardian www.jazznorth.org/northern-lin...